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THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Trailer Starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett

The magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town’s sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead. In theaters September 21.

 
Robert Downey Jr. Unveils Voice Cast for THE VOYAGE OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE

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A slew of stars are joining Robert Downey Jr. on his next voyage. Downey unveiled the voice cast for The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle Tuesday, adding a few new names to the roster of the film about an eccentric doctor who can speak with animals.

The newly announced stars include Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, John Cena, Rami Malek, Craig Robinson, Marion Cotillard, Frances de la Tour and Carmen Ejogo. Previously announced stars include Selena Gomez, Tom Holland, Emma Thompson and Ralph Fiennes.

Michael Sheen and Antonio Banderas will be starring in live-action roles alongside Downey, who plays the titular doctor.

The Universal film is from writer-director Stephen Gaghan, who worked from an earlier draft written by Tom Shepherd. The story is based on the 1920s children’s books by Hugh Lofting, which has previously been adapted for the big screen with Rex Harrison playing the character in 1967 and Eddie Murphy take up the mantle for films in 1998 and a 2001 sequel.

The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle is slated for an April 12, 2019 — three weeks before Downey brings Tony Stark to the big screen once again for Marvel Studios' Avengers 4.

Robert Downey Jr. Unveils Voice Cast for 'Voyage of Doctor Dolittle' Include Octavia Spencer, John Cena
 
Robert Downey Jr. Unveils Voice Cast for THE VOYAGE OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE

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A slew of stars are joining Robert Downey Jr. on his next voyage. Downey unveiled the voice cast for The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle Tuesday, adding a few new names to the roster of the film about an eccentric doctor who can speak with animals.

The newly announced stars include Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, John Cena, Rami Malek, Craig Robinson, Marion Cotillard, Frances de la Tour and Carmen Ejogo. Previously announced stars include Selena Gomez, Tom Holland, Emma Thompson and Ralph Fiennes.

Michael Sheen and Antonio Banderas will be starring in live-action roles alongside Downey, who plays the titular doctor.

The Universal film is from writer-director Stephen Gaghan, who worked from an earlier draft written by Tom Shepherd. The story is based on the 1920s children’s books by Hugh Lofting, which has previously been adapted for the big screen with Rex Harrison playing the character in 1967 and Eddie Murphy take up the mantle for films in 1998 and a 2001 sequel.

The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle is slated for an April 12, 2019 — three weeks before Downey brings Tony Stark to the big screen once again for Marvel Studios' Avengers 4.

Robert Downey Jr. Unveils Voice Cast for 'Voyage of Doctor Dolittle' Include Octavia Spencer, John Cena
Marion Cotillard is a fox. It is known.
 
THE DARKEST MINDS Trailer Featuring Fox's New X-Men But Not X-Men Movie

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future. In Theaters August 3, 2018.

 
GAME OF THRONES Actor Pedro Pascal Lands Key Role in WONDER WOMAN 2

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Director Patty Jenkins is bringing on Pedro Pascal for a key role in her “Wonder Woman” sequel starring Gal Gadot.

The “Narcos” star is on board for the follow-up to 2017’s hit, joining Kristen Wiig, who was tapped for the villain role of Cheetah. The film would mark the second time Pascal and Jenkins have worked together, having previously teamed up on the TV movie “Exposed.”

Variety first reported that Jenkins would be returning to write, direct, and produce the pic. Following the news that the studio has slated the movie for Nov. 1, 2019, finding this pivotal role became a top priority.

Plot details are still being kept under wraps, as is the character Pascal will be playing.

“Wonder Woman” has been a standout in DC’s cinematic universe, grossing $821 million worldwide, including $412 domestically. It scored with critics as well, earning a nomination from the Producers Guild as one of the best films of 2017.

Pascal gained traction in Hollywood with his scene-stealing performance as Oberyn Martell in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” That role would lead to another star-making turn in Netflix’s drama series “Narcos.”

Following the success of both shows, Pascal has begun to make moves in the film world. He was most recently seen in Fox’s “Kingsmen: The Golden Circle” and can be seen next starring opposite Denzel Washington in Antoine Fuqua’s sequel to “The Equalizer,” which debuts July 20. This fall, he will also appear in Annapurna and Barry Jenkin’s drama “If Beale Street Could Talk.”

He is currently filming J.C. Chandor’s “Triple Frontier” alongside Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, and Garrett Hedlund in Hawaii for Netflix.

‘Narcos’ Star Pedro Pascal Lands Key Role in Patty Jenkins' ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel (Exclusive)
 
TERMINAL Trailer Starring Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg and Mike Myers

Terminal follows two assassins with a sinister mission, a fatally ill teacher, an enigmatic janitor, and a waitress with a double life. Murderous consequences unravel as their lives meet at the hands of a criminal mastermind wanting revenge. In theaters May 11.



Also looks like a Harley Quinn movie.
 
my pee pee has a terminal case of margo robbie
 
Dragon, you know anything about The Irishman? Scorsese’s new film?
 
I expect a 'I love you too, spoken.' just an FYI.
/nohomo

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James Wan and Roy Lee Team for Stephen King's THE TOMMYKNOCKERS

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The Tommyknockers could be the next Stephen King novel to get the feature treatment. James Wan, the director and producer behind The Conjuring horror movies, and Roy Lee, one of the producers behind the adaptation of King’s It, are tackling the adaptation of the writer’s 1987 science-fiction-horror novel.

The duo, who would produce via their respective banners, Atomic Monster and Vertigo, have teamed up with Larry Sanitsky, the veteran producer who executive produced the 1993 television miniseries adaptation of Tommyknockers.

The package hit studios and digital streamers such as Netflix on Thursday, ahead of the Easter and Passover holiday weekend.

“It is an allegorical tale of addiction (Stephen was struggling with his own at the time), the threat of nuclear power, the danger of mass hysteria and the absurdity of technical evolution run amuck. All are as relevant today as the day the novel was written. It is also a tale about the eternal power of love and the grace of redemption,” wrote Sanitsky, who holds the screen rights, in a mission statement sent to prospective buyers and obtained by THR.

The project is expected to garner keen interest thanks to several factors. The book is the second-best-selling King book of all time in its initial hard cover release and outsold such King classics as It, The Shining and Carrie.And there is already a hungry appetite for the author's material thanks to the success of It, New Line’s adaptation that proved to be a surprise hit when it grossed $700 million worldwide.

The story follows a town in Maine that falls under the influence of a dangerous gas from an unearthed space craft. The gas begins to transform the people, giving them enhanced abilities, but also making them violent and subject to an alien hive mentality. One man, thanks to a steel plate in his head, is immune to the effects and tries to stop the townspeople.

The ABC miniseries, starring Jimmy Smits and Marg Helgenberger, was a massive ratings hit. In 2013, NBC announced it would make another adaptation but those plans never came to fruition.

James Wan and 'It' Producer Roy Lee Team for Stephen King's 'Tommyknockers' (Exclusive)
 
Scarlett Johansson to Star in Taika Waititi's World War II Film JOJO RABBIT

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Scarlett Johansson is climbing aboard director Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok follow-up, a movie set in Nazi-era Germany.

The Rough Night actress is in final negotiations to star in Jojo Rabbit, a satirical film centering on a 10-year-old boy figuring out how to fit in in an increasingly fascistic Germany and creating an imaginary friend as a result. Johansson will play his mother, who doesn't understand her child and the challenges he's facing.

Waititi, who wrote the script, is producing alongside Carthew Neal and Chelsea Winstanley for Fox Searchlight. Production is expected to begin in the spring.

Johansson, who is currently starring in Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, is, like Waititi, a Marvel alum, having acted in multiple films for the comics house as Natasha Romanoff, alias Black Widow. She is set to star in an upcoming and long-awaited stand-alone film for the character, with a script penned by Jac Schaeffer.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...aititis-world-war-ii-film-jojo-rabbit-1098236
 
Gina Rodriguez to Star in Netflix's Live-Action Adaptation of CARMEN SANDIEGO

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Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez will star in a live-action feature adaption of popular '90s franchise Carmen Sandiego for Netflix.

Starting as an educational computer game series and later adapted as an animated series, Carmen Sandiego centers on the globe-trotting thief that is the nemesis of the ACME detection agency.

Rodriguez will also produce via her I Can and I Will productions. It was previously announced that Rodriguez is attached to voice star in a rebooted Carmen Sandiego animated series for the streamer that is set to debut next year.

Kevin Misher and Caroline Fraser will also produce. Andy Berman of Misher films will exec produce.

Rodriguez can currently be seen in the fourth season of critically acclaimed CW series Jane the Virgin, and is in theaters with Alex Garland's Annihilation. Up next for Rodriguez is Netflix rom-com Someone Great, which will go in front of cameras in May.

Gina Rodriguez to Star in Live-Action 'Carmen Sandiego' Feature for Netflix
 
Colin Trevorrow Returning to Co-Write and Direct JURASSIC WORLD 3

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Colin Trevorrow is returning to direct Jurassic World 3. He is currently working with Pacific Rim: Uprising scribe Emily Carmichael on the script for the feature, which was announced last month by Universal and given a June 11, 2021 release.

Trevorrow and Carmichael will exec produce, along with franchise patriarch Steven Spielberg. Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley are returning as producers.

Trevorrow was first tapped by Spielberg to direct the first installment in the rebooted franchise that hit theaters in 2015, going on to gross $1.6 billion at the global box office.

The Jurassic World sequel, Fallen Kingdom, hits theaters on June 22. Trevorrow, along with Spielberg, is exec producing the feature from director J.A. Bayona.

This is the first blockbuster Trevorrow has booked following his exit from Star Wars: Episode IX last year (Directing duties have since been handed over to Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams).

Colin Trevorrow to Direct Jurassic World 3 for Universal; Will Co-Write with Emily Carmichael
 
First Look and Details at Pixar's Short Film BAO, to Debut with INCREDIBLES 2

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Incredibles 2 may be the main course this summer, but audiences will absolutely adore the appetizer.

Before Elastigirl saves her family, another mom tends to a different kind of baby in Pixar’s new short film, Bao, debuting in front of the animated superhero sequel on June 15. The seven-and-a-half-minute short is a culinary fable about a Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from the depression of an empty nest, who gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.

Domee Shi, a storyboard artist who, with Bao, becomes Pixar’s first female short director in the studio’s history, was inspired to write and tell a story flavored by her upbringing as the only child to Chinese immigrants. “Often times it felt like my mom would treat me like a precious little dumpling, wanting to make sure I was safe, that I didn’t go out late, all that stuff,” Shi tells EW. “I just wanted to create this magical, modern-day fairy tale, kind of like a Chinese Gingerbread Man story. The word ‘bao’ actually means two things in Chinese: Said one way, it means steamed bun. Said another, it means something precious. A treasure.”

The double meaning works wonders, as Bao tracks the lengths a mother will go to protect her child, even as she watches her sweet baby grow sour. (“What is puberty for a dumpling?” Shi opines. The answer: sesame seeds.) It’s purely coincidental that the coming-of-dough short ended up slated to run in front of Incredibles 2, but it’s no accident that Bao feels so personal and familial. When word of the story got around Pixar after Shi presented concept images at a studio-wide meeting, employees with Asian and immigrant parents contacted Shi and producer Becky Neiman-Cobb, eager to work on the film (a mirror of what happened with last year’s Mexico-feting Coco, which received similar enthusiasm from Pixar’s Latinx community). “It felt like a really universally appealing story that a lot of people could identify with,” says Shi. “We got a ton of e-mails from people identifying with the mom character, or the dumpling character, saying, ‘Wait, that’s me,’ or ‘That’s my parents,’ or ‘I’m dealing with this right now.’”
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Another willing volunteer: Shi’s mother, Ningsha Zhong — a “dumpling master,” her daughter raves — served as a cultural consultant and gave the crew two close-up, hands-on dumpling-making demos which the animators studied intimately. “Our technical directors and special effects team put the camera super close to her hands and recorded every single little detail of how she folded the dough, how she cut each piece, how she rolled each wrapper into that perfect little bun shape,” Shi recalls. “We [basically] recreated those shots with her hands and used them as the reference for animation.”

It’s also what’s on the inside that counts. While the exterior design of Dumpling was an exercise in adorable (see: the exclusive concept art above), crew members who also worked on 2007’s Ratatouille warned the Bao team that designing food would be no cakewalk. “You know Pixar and you know the special effects we can pull off here: explosions and water and splashes and fire and fireworks,” says Neiman-Cobb. “One of the biggest challenges, and what brought our effects department to their knees, was Dumpling’s pork filling. That was hard. We learned there’s a very fine line between looking delicious and appetizing and looking wrong or gross. Making our food look delicious was a big triumph.”

One could argue that perhaps the filmmakers even did their job too well. “We did a lot of ‘research’ and ate so many buns,” Shi says, “and as soon as I felt like I couldn’t eat another dumpling, I would go to a Bao review, watch a shot of the dumplings being made, and be like, ‘Oh my God… I’m hungry again.’”

http://ew.com/movies/2018/03/30/pixar-bao-first-look/
 

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